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Clean-Fingered SEC Chair Did No Probing

Ha ha, gross.Of course, PROBE avoidance was the only way for Chairman COX to escape Madoff’s TAINT. GET IT????? Thank you loquaciousmusic for the screenshot! [AP]


11:53 AM on Wed December 17 2008
By Sara K. Smith
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  1. WhatTheHeck says at 12:02 pm, December 17th, 2008

    But the Bushies have repeatedly probed us like the monsters from outer-space they are.

  2. loquaciousmusic says at 12:02 pm, December 17th, 2008

    You are welcome for the screenshot. Thank YOU for the Campbell.

  3. The SEC should hire my old Boy Scouts pack leader.

  4. SayItWithWookies says at 12:04 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Cox then offered a sincere apology before resigning in disgrace. Oh, wait — this is the Bush administration. He blamed his staff and promised to conduct an ineffectual review.

  5. ManchuCandidate says at 12:05 pm, December 17th, 2008

    No mention of all the riches, foundations and charities looking to get a crack at hoofing Madoff in the Trucknutz?

  6. JadedDIssonance says at 12:05 pm, December 17th, 2008

    His fingers look like they’ve recently been sniffed.

  7. No, don’t quite gettit. Handy man COX escaped TAINT and the other guy PROBE-ably MADOFF?. But TAINT necessarily so. I think the story needs more ANALysis.

  8. BarthexDeRosa says at 12:08 pm, December 17th, 2008

    And then he MADOFF with everyone’s money!

    GET IT???????????

  9. He should just put on some latex gloves and go like THISSSSSS!

  10. BarthexDeRosa says at 12:12 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Darehead: Damn you and your fancy fast internet connection.

  11. Naked Bunny with a Whip says at 12:13 pm, December 17th, 2008

    I can’t believe you kiss Newell with that foul mouth, Sara. Layne though…yeah.

  12. BarthexDeRosa: It was almost a simultaneous snarkasm.

  13. Serolf Divad says at 12:17 pm, December 17th, 2008

    And why should the SEC have probed Maddoff. Just because his business model made no sense, his perfect record of profit returns made even less sense, all his trades were shrouded in secrecy and done through third channels so they weren’t tabulated in NYSE records, and executives from the company were tipping the SEC off to the fraud for years? Puhleeease. Give them something to go on, first before you start casting stones.

  14. Today we are all failed anal probes.

  15. Didn’t you guys read the 2002 budget for the SEC? There was a footnote:

    In order to cut expenses, the SEC has determined that it will no longer conduct in-depth probing. Therefore, we have eliminated finger cots and latex gloves from our line item expenses

  16. EnBuenOra says at 12:23 pm, December 17th, 2008

    SEC Chief Chris Cox was too busy keeping his head in his own ass to mess with Madoff.

    After all, he was only repeatedly warned for YEARS that Madoff was running a fraud.

  17. Serolf Divad says at 12:23 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Naked Bunny with a Whip:

    Shhhhh… it’s supposed to be a secret. Neither Jim nor Ken know that Sarah’s two-timing them.

  18. SayItWithWookies says at 12:28 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Serolf Divad: We’ll soon see a memo from several years back titled “Madoff determined to strike inside securities market.”

  19. Kev-O-Tron says at 12:29 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Buttsecks jokes next to mega-Campbell seem a tad out of place. It feels like watching porn with my Mom. Errr… I mean…

  20. Internally valid says at 12:33 pm, December 17th, 2008

    No, no, too sexy. I can’t handle all this dirty talk at work.

  21. Lionel Hutz Esq. says at 12:35 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Sara K. Smith:

    Of course, PROBE avoidance was the only way for Chairman COX to escape Madoff’s TAINT. GET IT?????

    One of us! One of us! One of us!

  22. Kev-O-Tron: Cox looks like he’s ready to probe BROWN. Must be in place.

  23. norbizness says at 12:43 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Cox is the Downtown Michael Brown of the money markets! Maybe a closer examination of his professional résumé will reveal multiple stints at a Dairy Queen and a long stretch during the 80s where he was a self-employed driftwood artist.

  24. Advocatus_Diaboli says at 12:46 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Serolf Divad:
    Yes, the SEC could’ve used some real intelligence.

    Maybe something like “bin LadenMadoff determined to strikerip off in United States”?

  25. Advocatus_Diaboli says at 12:48 pm, December 17th, 2008

    SayItWithWookies: sorry dude, I must have a series of slow tubes.

  26. obfuscator says at 12:51 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Even the slightest whiff of taint on Cox could have catastrophic consequences.

  27. Each day, the huge pic of Campbell Brown pans down to show an almost indiscernibly increasing amount of torso. In two weeks, we’ll finally have her with no pants on.

  28. Lionel Hutz Esq. says at 12:52 pm, December 17th, 2008

    I can’t wait to spend this evening watching FOX News to find out how, even though there is no proof what-so-ever, that this is Obama’s fault.

  29. SayItWithWookies says at 12:52 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Advocatus_Diaboli: It’s being clogged up with Campbell Brown ads — they’re ubiquitous. Sorta like warnings of an impending Ponzi scheme collapse.

  30. Naked Bunny with a Whip says at 12:52 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Shhhhh

    Oh crap. Um, let it be known heretoforthwith that I have no evidence that Sara kisses Newell or Layne, I was just, um, giving voice to my own masturbation fantasies. Yeah, that’s it.

  31. loquaciousmusic: You shouldn’t have. No, I mean you really shouldn’t have.

  32. Larry McAwful says at 12:59 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Scarab: Cub Scouts travel in packs. Boy Scouts travel in troops. This is all made clear in The Complete Field Guide to North American Boys, available at your nearest church rectory or NAMBLA office. Pick yours up today!

  33. Proctogist, heal thyself.

  34. AngryBlakGuy says at 1:02 pm, December 17th, 2008

    …a Republican that DOESN’T want to probe another man? I think today’s forecast in Hell is windy with a high chance of snow!

  35. Apparently, Madoff didn’t look middle-eastern enough to probe.

  36. Clancy_Pants says at 1:08 pm, December 17th, 2008
  37. loquaciousmusic says at 1:08 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Mustang: Think of it as the first present in your imaginary stocking that you’re getting for Christmas because there’s no money to buy presents and all the toys have lead in them and Santa really doesn’t exist and ALSO THERE IS NO GOD.

    But at least we have our government! And unicorns!

  38. But if he missed a credit card payment…

  39. WWCS - What Would Campbell Say?

  40. Larry McAwful: Cub Scouts travel in packs. Boy Scouts travel in troops. This is all made clear in The Complete Field Guide to North American Boys, available at your nearest church rectory or NAMBLA office. Pick yours up today
    Next you’ll be telling me that there’s really no merit badge for ‘Find the candy in my swimsuit’

  41. HuskyMescan says at 1:14 pm, December 17th, 2008

    i swear this campbell pic is getting bigger.
    I hear Madoff’s got an 8 inch taint.

  42. shortsshortsshorts says at 1:14 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Servo: WIN.
    Please snark enough for both of us today. I am in a snark desert right now.

  43. Larry McAwful says at 1:15 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Servo: Bite your tongue! Madoff isn’t that bad of a guy!

  44. 4tehlulz says at 1:16 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Cox is lying bastard; one of his investigators has been probing Madoff’s daughter for years.

    Why would he deny such excellent undercover work?

  45. obfuscator says at 1:16 pm, December 17th, 2008

    “Madoff Taint Smothers Cox”

    “Cox to Probe Madoff Taint”

  46. obfuscator says at 1:19 pm, December 17th, 2008

    HuskyMescan:

    “It’s insane, this guy’s taint!”

  47. Clancy_Pants says at 1:25 pm, December 17th, 2008
  48. HuskyMescan says at 1:30 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Rather than make another joke about buttholes and taint. Here’s an off topic and funny read:

    Awwww! Wal-Mart bakery caters to baby Hitler.

  49. HuskyMescan says at 1:31 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Clancy_Pants: that’s awesome, but I can’t rate it! its four stars!!!

  50. Larry McAwful says at 1:32 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Scarab: Oh, there is. But if your scoutmaster is like mine was, he’ll tell you to sew it in a special place and not tell anyone that you have it.

    I got the canoeing merit badge, too.

  51. freakishlystrong says at 1:33 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Clancy_Pants: 3 Whore diamonds for you!

  52. sati demise says at 1:33 pm, December 17th, 2008

    4tehlulz: for reals….who could have predickted?

  53. trondant says at 1:33 pm, December 17th, 2008
  54. I’m startin’ a Fonzi scheme. I just need a $200 deposit for the obligatory leather jacket.

  55. Poliscide says at 1:38 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Can you really trust a guy who looks just like Chris Cooper (of Syriana fame)?

  56. HuskyMescan says at 1:38 pm, December 17th, 2008
  57. Serolf Divad: Indeed. Let he who is without sin cast the first shoe.

  58. Also, I think *someone* needs a break from Wonkette commenters. SKS, if you’ll tape a big pic of Campbell Brown over the comment section, or hey, better yet have your IT guy link in a CB pic there, you’ll get the relief you need. Temporarily, of course.

  59. Jukesgrrl says at 2:06 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Someone’s going to have a lot of free time on their holiday party calendar.

  60. CARCUNTZ!(tm)-R-Us says at 2:19 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Darehead: ‘Twat? I cun’t hear you.

  61. CARCUNTZ!(tm)-R-Us says at 2:22 pm, December 17th, 2008

    HuskyMescan: Hence, the reason they treat their employees as concentration camp workers. Then gas them when they get ready to retire.

  62. CARCUNTZ!(tm)-R-Us says at 2:22 pm, December 17th, 2008

    CARCUNTZ!(tm)-R-Us: Oh, and then collects the “Dead Peasant” money.

  63. Carrie_Okie says at 2:31 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Ha ha ha. WALNUTS was RIGHT about Cox.

  64. Schadenfried says at 2:42 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Remind me again why we don’t have a “Caption This” tag.

  65. obfuscator says at 2:49 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Servo: In the standard Fonzi scheme, you trick a suburban Milwaukee family into letting you live in the attic above their garage.

    Another popular Fonzi scheme involves an elaborate con in which you “fix” “broken” jukeboxes by striking them with your elbow or kicking them.

    Also, you apparently date random high school cheerleaders even though you appear to be in your mid-to-late 30’s.

  66. HuskyMescan says at 3:04 pm, December 17th, 2008

    CARCUNTZ!(tm)-R-Us: Ain’t that the truth. My mom used to work at Wal-Mart. It’s shithole, but God Bless America ($5.97 + tax)!

  67. robanybody says at 3:36 pm, December 17th, 2008

    Cox Boys Fingered in Weak Taint Probe, Madoff Gets Money Shot? Sounds like more trouble on the set of “Swollen Assets.”

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